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Camping in Akagera

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January 6th 2010
On Friday afternoon, we packed up our camping gear and headed east of Kigali. Just before the Tanzanian border, we turned off on a dirt road and ventured into Akagera National Park. We stopped at the ranger station on the way into the park to pay our $10 camping fee. At the station, they have a three-tiered, descending, price scale: tourist price, resident visa (ex-pats, NGOs, diplomats), and loca ... read more

Africa » Rwanda » Province de L'Est

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In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. T... ... read more